Information about #C5AAAA color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #C5AAAA reads as a calm, restrained red and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cherish (#C6ABA9). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pinkish Grey (#C8ACA9) and Silver Pink (#C4AEAD).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(197, 170, 170)), which gives #C5AAAA its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C5AAAA: 9.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C5AAAA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#C5AAAA color variations
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#C5AAAA color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#C5AAAA color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#C5AAAA color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#C5AAAA color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#C5AAAA color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #C5AAAA color
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Nearest named colors to #C5AAAA
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#C6ABA9
#C8ACA9
#C4AEAD
#BEB1AC
#BFAFB2
#BAAEA9
#BDB0A3
#CBA3B2
#BBB2A9
#C1B09F
#BFB3B2
#BBADA1
#C5AAAA color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#C5AAAA
- RGB197, 170, 170
- CMYK0, 11, 11, 23
- CSSrgb(197, 170, 170)
- HSL0°, 19%, 72%
- HSL Precise0°, 18.881%, 71.961%
- HSV0°, 14%, 77%
- HSB0°, 14%, 77%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
- GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.667, 0.667)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.667, 0.667, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.667, 0.667)
- Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDC5AAAA
- DECIMAL ID12954282
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
